> Africa
Catch Africa’s rising tide
Fuel your next engine of growth with Zenlayer’s compute and networking services in one of the world’s fastest-growing internet markets.
Get closer to your users for better user experience
Deploy and run your applications from core internet hubs in each region
Northern Africa
Cairo, Egypt
Western Africa
Lagos, Nigeria
Eastern Africa
Nairobi, Kenya
Southern Africa
Johannesburg, South Africa
Instantly test in new locations or scale in existing ones with Zenlayer’s compute services
Virtual machine
Highly scalable, affordable compute starting at $0.02/hr. Customizable specs (1-32 vCPU, 2-128 GB RAM)
Overcome connectivity challenges with Zenlayer’s premium network
Zenlayer’s solution
- Limited network capacity
- ISP peering gaps
- Lack of land cables to interconnect countries
- Long distance from global internet hubs
Africa’s networking challenges
- Proprietary multi-uplink network blend to deliver the best performance in each region
- Partnered with the best local ISPs and exchanges: BICS, IXPN, KIXP, Mainone, NAPAfrica, Telecom Egypt, Workonline Communications
- Real-time monitoring and dynamic routing to ensure lowest latency
Africa market overview
570 million
internet users
At 43% internet penetration, Africa has massive room for growth
$115 billion
digital economy
Surge in startups + consumer spending project a $712b market size by 2050
19 years
avg. age
Africa has the world's youngest population. South Africans spend nearly 11hrs/day online
Global service, local support
24/7 live technical support included
< 15 minute
response time
95% of tickets are
resolved in < 4 hours
Additional resources
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